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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Edinburgh College of Art : Architecture - History

Undergraduate Course: Structure and Architecture: Technology, Design and Construction (ARHI10020)

Course Outline
SchoolEdinburgh College of Art CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaArchitecture - History Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThis course surveys the relationship between structural engineering and architecture from the late nineteenth century until the present day. The course deals with the manner in which engineers utilised the new materials, construction processes and design tools that emerged during this period; Specific themes that are covered are the emergence of new structural forms, the conflict between analysis and intuition in the design of structure, the increasing industrialisation of the construction industry and the engineer as architect and builder.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: ( Architectural History 1 (ARHI08005) OR Architectural History 1A: From Antiquity to Enlightenment (ARHI08001)) AND ( Architectural History 1B: Revivalism to Modernism (ARHI08004) OR Architectural History 1C (ARDE08002))
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs Computing fee
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1) Learn enabled:  Yes Quota:  30
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Course Start Date 13/01/2014
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 22, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 11, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1, Formative Assessment Hours 1, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 159 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Written Exam 50 %, Coursework 0 %, Practical Exam 50 %
No Exam Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
- a knowledge of the contribution (symbolic and literal) which structural and materials technology has made to the development of Modern architectures.

- a knowledge of the prominent structural engineers of the twentieth century and of their principal works.

- a knowledge of the different attitudes adopted by engineers and designers towards their use of materials, structural form and the architectural expression of structural form

- a knowledge of the methodology and vocabulary of scholarship and criticism as it may be applied to the field of architectural technology
Assessment Information
Essay 50%
Degree Exam 50% 2 hours
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
Keywordsengineering, structure, architecture, technology, architectural structure, construction, design, man
Contacts
Course organiserDr Remo Pedreschi
Tel: (0131 6)50 2301
Email: R.Pedreschi@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Fiona Binning
Tel:
Email: F.Binning@ed.ac.uk
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